Paragraph 22 Construction worker accommodation

(1)

If, after a plan prepared under condition 21(1) (exceedances and accommodation management plans) has been endorsed, an accommodation monitoring report indicates that exceedances are likely to occur in respect of three consecutive calendar months, despite the proposals in the endorsed plan having been implemented, the site controller must—

(a)

provide construction worker accommodation on the Order land, and

(b)

notify the Secretary of State of the dates—

(i)

when the construction worker accommodation has been provided, and

(ii)

(if different) on which it is first used by construction workers.

(2)

The construction worker accommodation provided under sub-paragraph (1)(a) must be sufficient to ensure that no exceedance occurs in at least the three calendar months following the date on which the site controller notifies the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i).

(3)

Construction of construction worker accommodation must not begin unless the site controller has submitted to the Secretary of State for approval, and the Secretary of State has endorsed, a document containing—

(a)

an OS plan showing the location of the proposed construction worker accommodation in relation to the rest of the Order land;

(b)

a description of the proposed construction worker accommodation, including the number of construction workers to be accommodated in it;

(c)

a plan showing its external dimensions;

(d)

details of the arrangements for—

(i)

access to the proposed construction worker accommodation, and

(ii)

supply of potable water to it and disposal of foul water from it.

(4)

The Secretary of State must not decide to endorse a document submitted under sub-paragraph (3), or a modification of such a document, unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that that decision meets the condition specified in article 7(7) (modification of reference documents, controlling documents and endorsement conditions).

(5)

A building constructed or installed exclusively for the purposes of providing construction worker accommodation—

(a)

must have—

(i)

fewer than seven storeys (including any mezzanines), and

(ii)

a height of less than 18 metres when measured from the level of the lowest point of land immediately adjoining the building to the floor surface of its top storey, and

(b)

must not be located in the vicinity of the facility referred to in condition 30(1)(b) (Lake Zone: proximity to liquefied natural gas facility).

(6)

If construction worker accommodation is provided under this paragraph, it must continue to be available for use by construction workers until the criteria specified in condition 20(4) (accommodation monitoring reports) are satisfied.